cat's cradle

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Recent Examples of cat's cradle The image on the Leopoldstadt playbill is of a young Jewish child playing with a cat's cradle. Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022 But that string can still be made into something perfect: As Ludwig lovingly points out to his grand-nephews, the knots in the cat's cradle always stay the same distance apart no matter how the configuration is manipulated. Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat's cradle
Noun
  • The White Helmets got to work trying to dig people out of prisons, some of which have a labyrinth of cells underground.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Although we were denied permanent legal residency, DACA protected me from deportation, provided a temporary work status, and afforded me time to navigate the labyrinth of an outdated immigration system to become a permanent resident.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In this project the corridor is not just a simple passage, but instead offers a unique experience, like a maze.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Over the long weekend, everyone with a rooting interest in a presidency, from door-knocking grandmothers to the executives of ballistic-missile manufacturers, is there to claim a share of it, navigating the same maze of street closures and security barricades.
    Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sliced thinly, the central ingredients create a towering tangle of crunch.
    Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 11 Feb. 2025
  • With estuaries full of reptiles, swooping egrets, and thick tangles of mangroves decorated in Cajun hibiscus, this is wild Louisiana.
    Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The fact that inflation started coming down in the second half of 2022, before the Fed’s interest-rate hikes had had much impact on demand, is another strong indication that snarls in supply were primarily to blame for the earlier spike.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Triggered with foot pedals, a wellspring of distorted, bluesy and overdriven tones furnished certain riffs and solos with an enticing snarl — and a rock ‘n’ roll edge in line with what should serve as her estimable mission statement.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Cat's cradle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s%20cradle. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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